Logical Base of Hinduism Sanatana Dharma Part 1

There is a misconception,even among Hindus,that Hinduism is dogmatic and it is based only on faith.

Nothing can be farther from Truth.

When one talks about The authority of Hinduism, People say as Vedas.

Each statement of the Vedas is debated and proved.

If one were to study the Upanishads, one can understand this process.

True.

But apart from Vedas, there are other tools of Knowledge, Vedas come under the Tool Sabda.

And veda ,as Sabda, is based on Intuition.

Intution is also accepted as a tool of Knowledge.

There are more tools.

‘Ancient and medieval Indian texts identify sixpramanas as correct means of accurate knowledge and to truths: perception(Sanskrit pratyakṣa), inference (anumāna), comparison and analogy (upamāna), postulation, derivation from circumstances (arthāpatti), non-perception, negative/cognitive proof (anupalabdhi) and word, testimony of past or present reliable experts (Śabda). Each of these are further categorized in terms of conditionality, completeness, confidence and possibility of error, by each school of Indian philosophies.

1. What makes you say this? Please go through Brahma Sutra Bhashya 3.1.25. How can you prove that agnisomiya yajna leads to swarg? The karma-kanda, woh which Vedas are replete, cannot be proved. 2. The entire logic and debate about Vedas is not to prove the Vedas. Rather, taking Vedas as axiomatic truth, the debate is to find out as to what exactly Vedas intend to say. That is what Shankara and others did in their bhashya. Their bhashya is an eye-opener in this regard. So, it is safe to conclude that our Sanatan Dharma is based on pure belief. However, as far as Brahma-jijnasa portion is concerned, though it starts with belief, it can be subjectively realized to be true in this life. But with dharma-jijnasa, this privilege is not there. Shankara says in Brahma Sutra Bhashya 1.1.1 also, in dharma-jijnasa, “only” Vedas are pramana but in Brahma-jijnasa, Vedas as also avagati-paryantam are pramana.. Regards.

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